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Monday, September 19, 2011

Ashrams in Rishikesh

Rishikesh is home to a number of ashrams and every year people from all over the world come to these ashrams to learn yoga, meditate and take away some peace for their mind back home. Below is a picture of some of these well known ashrams in Rishikesh...

Parmarth Niketan Ashram

The largest and probably the most famed ashram in Rishikesh, Parmarth Niketan Ashram offers accomodation facilities for tourists and yoga courses but it is best known for is its enchanting and spiritual Ganga Arti in the evenings which is an attraction in itself.

Evening Arti (prayer) preparations in full swing at the ashram

The glowing oil lamps in the Ganga River amidst the ringing temple bells, the chanting of the hymns coupled with the serenity and the divinity that one experiences is moving and something that stays with you for a long time. Cameras can be taken along.

Devotees settling in and waiting anxiously for the prayer to start

Lord Shiva presiding over the arti proceedings

(Image courtesy goindia.about.com)

The evening arti at the Parmarth Niketan Ashram enlightening

the banks of River Ganga and the numerous souls as well...

Address, Arti Timings and Contact Nos. of Parmarth Niketan Ashram:

Parmarth Niketan Ashram is in Swarg Ashram area, near the Ram Jhoola on the right bank of Ganga, facing upriver.

Arti Timings: Summer 6 - 7 pm, Winter 5.30 - 6.30 pm

Tel: (01364) 2440088 Email: parmarth@aol.com, parmarth@parmarth.com

Swarg Ashram

Built in the memory of Swami Vishudhanand, the saint better known as Kali Kamli Wala (the saint with a black blanket), it is a small township consisting of a dozen of ashrams, temples and numerous cafes, shops and stores.
Gita Ashram

Spread in a huge campus in the Swarg Ashram area, it has been a site for penance of various saints like Swami Ramtirth and Guru Shri Ram Sukh Daasji. It offers accomodation and food facilities, regular meditation and yoga discourses all through the year and also houses a Gita Press book shop and a very old banyan tree in its compound.

Address and Contact Nos. of Gita Ashram:

Gangapar, P.O. - Swargashram,
Rishikesh - 249304 (Uttaranchal)
India.

Contact number: +91-135-2430122, 2432792

Sri Sri Ravishankar Ashram

Make the divine your Valentine.

Just be…and know that you are loved.

That is Beloved.

—God Loves Fun by Sri Sri Ravishankar

Welcome to the Sri Sri Ravishankar Ashram in Rishikesh

Just a stone’s throw from the Swami Dayananda Ashram in Rishikesh is the Ashram of the very famous Indian spiritual leader and founder of the Art of Living Foundation, Sri Sri Ravishankar. And we took out some time for a quick stroll through it.

A brass statuette inside the ashram

Though not as spacious as the Dayananda Ashram but its still large enough to comfortably house a Temple, small but a quite peaceful garden and a Meditation hall where, as the security guard informed us, Gurujiconducts Art of Living courses and yoga sessions.

Loved the vivid descriptions..Would luv to go to these places..will ya accompany???He he he..anyways try checking out my central bengal trip post on my blog and I guess u would feel like going there as well..try checking out my blog and try commenting on the posts..www.headacheandtension.blogspot.com

Yoga is took place in japan,too. Of course to meditate and take away some peace for our mind back home. But another reason is for the sake of our health and figure. But it seems to be hard for me because it needs flexibility.Thank you for sharing Ashram.Have a lovely week ahead.

Beautiful pictures. I had been to Hrishikesh several years back. Although I did not visit any Ashrams, soaking in the environment was quite an experience, though one had to remain really wary of all the fake pandits and touts that hounded one and all.

Fabulous post as always!! The pictures gave the feel of the place especially the pics of Parmartha Niketan ashram and Ganga Arti. My small token of appreciation for your wonderful work is waiting at -http://mymindtales.blogspot.com/2012/05/big-thank-you.html

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